Category Archives: #courts

Woman Blames Movie Violence for Attempt to Kill Family

Posted on January 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jan. 12, 1910: Freed killer Alma Bell went to see a movie about a woman who stabs her boyfriend and attempts suicide. Afterward, she tried to shoot the family that had taken her in.  Nov. 17, 1909: Alma Bell is … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 11, 1960

Posted on January 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  War Victim Wants to Find Her Friends       Her name was Betty Straus.  Nazi boots marched into her small village of sHeerenberg, Holland, when she was 13 years old.      At first, the occupation troops weren’t too bad, … Continue reading →

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Lure of the Desert Is Too Much for Prospector

Posted on January 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

“That Guiltiest Feeling,” by Clare Briggs. Jan. 10, 1920: The old prospector just wanted some money for a grubstake to go back to Mexico. "The lure of the desert proved too much for me," says James Barker, 70, a man … Continue reading →

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Hundreds Search for Missing Girl

Posted on January 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Times editorial cartoonist  Bruce Russell on Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Republican Vice President Richard Nixon in the New Hampshire primary.   Mary Lou Olson, 10, vanishes after leaving her home at 1120 E Avenue, National City. Although … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 8, 1960

Posted on January 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

That Silly Season's With Us Rather Early     You've heard of the "silly season."     It's a special time of year when everything, and everybody, goes haywire.  People stop behaving like people.  Animals don't act like animals.     What generally … Continue reading →

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Calvin Coolidge – Modest Candidate

Posted on January 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Movie of a Man Celebrating New Year’s Eve (New Style),” by Clare Briggs. Massachusetts Gov. Calvin Coolidge enters the race for the Republican presidential nomination in a declaration that is unimaginable today: "I do not feel that any man … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 7, 1960

Posted on January 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Samaritans, 1960     While driving Monday on Pico Blvd. near Crenshaw, Joe Gamba and Frank Tallman, telephone company splicers, saw a woman's purse in the gutter.  They stopped, picked it up and examined the contents.  The purse contained money, … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 9, 1960

Posted on January 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

Mash Notes and Comment           “Dear Mr. Coates:           “It is again our privilege to have a dance date for the purpose of raising funds for the ‘March of Dimes’ Saturday evening, Jan. 23.           “We were unfortunate in having … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 7, 1960

Posted on January 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

Columnist Gets Nosy About First Ladies     Every Monday morning, two thin eight-page bulletins find their collective way into my mailbox.  Both are called "The Insider's Newsletter."     One, on white bond trimmed neatly in blue, is subtitled, "An every … Continue reading →

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Child Witnesses Missing in Mazdaznan Cult Sex Case

Posted on January 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

"Wonder What a 21-months-old Baby Thinks About?" by Clare Briggs. Jan. 7, 1920: The Times publishes the names of children who were allegedly molested by Otoman Zar-Adusht Hanish. The Times discontinued identifying sex crime victims years ago, but it was … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 6, 1960

Posted on January 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Story of Little Indian Boy's Broken Heart     (From the files of The Mirror News, Oct. 19, 1959.)  The raging Angeles Forest fire claimed a second life today.  Philip Chavez, 27, an Indian firefighter from Zuni, N.M., died in … Continue reading →

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Jurors Visit Murder House

Posted on January 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jan. 6, 1960: “Mexico acknowledged the serious problem of illegal narcotics crossing the border and in a major concession accepted a U.S. proposal to exchange narcotics enforcement agents as the two-day conference between representatives of both governments adjourned today.” “Tears … Continue reading →

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African Americans Hanged for Assaulting Woman

Posted on January 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 6, 1910: George Reynolds and John Williams of Kansas City are sentenced to hang for assaulting Mrs. W.F. [or W.H.] Jackson, a violinist who was attacked on her way home from performing at a concert. Judge Ralph H. … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Mazdaznan Cult Exposed

Posted on January 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

“When a Feller Needs a Friend,” by Clare Briggs. Jan. 5, 1920: The Times quotes the writings of Otoman Zar-Adusht Hanish: "To raise one's vibration and interest it is well to speak sentences on one breath, such as inhaling through … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 4, 1960

Posted on January 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

'Blacklist' Charge Brings an Answer     The controversy over Hollywood's real or fancied "blacklist" has had more than a decade to smolder down to embers, but it's still burning.     The issue is kept alive by extremists.  But occasionally, it's … Continue reading →

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Nixon Flight Sets Record

Posted on January 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

Aided by a strong tailwind, the American Airlines 707 carrying Vice President Nixon makes the trip from Los Angeles to Washington-Baltimore Friendship Airport in 3 hours, 39 minutes, a new record for a commercial aircraft.     Jan. 4, 1960: … Continue reading →

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Police Raid Cult Headquarters

Posted on January 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “When Doc Rides and When He Walks.”  March 14, 1927, Peter the Hermit  learns some dance steps. Jan. 4, 1920: During a police raid on the Mazdaznan temple, "an old, queer looking man, attired in blonde whiskers, long frock … Continue reading →

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San Gabriel Man Found Naked, Slashed to Death; Couple Held

Posted on January 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 3, 1910: The slashed, naked body of Morgan Shiveley, a streetcar conductor, is found face-down in the mud several hundred yards from his home at Broadway and San Gabriel Boulevard in San Gabriel. George A. and Clara Stone, … Continue reading →

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Cult Leader Accused of Molesting Children

Posted on December 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

  “Somebody Is Always Taking the Joy Out of Life,” by Clare Briggs.      Dec. 31, 1919: Ottoman/Othoman Zar-Adusht Hanish, "little master" of the sun worshiping Mazdaznan cult, arrives in Los Angeles. He is accused of "revolting offenses against … Continue reading →

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Husband Shoots Wife, Two Others, on Streetcar

Posted on December 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

 “That Guiltiest Feeling,” by Clare Briggs. Dec. 29, 1919: Former Army Capt. Raymond C. Potter gets on a streetcar and shoots his wife because she’s riding with another man. One of his shots goes wild and hits her companion, then … Continue reading →

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